Dynasties

Question 1

Origin, important figures, what they did how, overall importance, demise

Umayyads of Damascus

Answer 1

(661-750) From the Quraysh of Mecca. Muawiya. Was an Arab empire that expanded to Africa and Syria. Fell from Abbasid Revolution. Important because of the expansion.

Question 2

Origin, important figures, what they did how, overall importance, demise

Umayyads of Andalus

Answer 2

Abd al Rahman escaped the Abbasid revolution. Worked well with Christians and Jews for some time and eventually internal conflict of Muslim rulers led to demise and growing Christian tensions

Question 3

Origin, important figures, what they did how, overall importance, demise

Abbasids

Answer 3

Figureheads of Muslim world from 750-1258. From Abbas, Muhammad’s uncle. Got support from people being mad at Battle of Karbala. Got support from the non-Arab second class. Important because “Golden Age of Islam”. Baghdad was a center for knowledge and poeple had time to learn and study and create. Destroyed by Mongols

Question 4

Origin, important figures, what they did how, overall importance, demise

fatimads

Answer 4

Shia caliphate in North Africa. Originally Arab in origin, but then was successful because of Berbers. Established the second caliphate (two at the same time). Weakened by Seljuks and finally Saladin

Question 5

Origin, important figures, what they did how, overall importance, demise

Samanids

Answer 5

Persian Sunni Empire. (900s) islamic architecture and literature.

Question 6

Origin, important figures, what they did how, overall importance, demise

Mamluks

Answer 6

originally Turkic slaves from the Steppe. Worked their way up in 1.) Abbasid Caliphate and 2.) Fatimad Caliphate. They even defeated the Mongols at one point, but were conquered by the Ottomans

Question 7

Origin, important figures, what they did how, overall importance, demise

Seljuks

Answer 7

The Seljuks came in by invitation when the Samanids requested their assistence fighting. They took over (mamluks) and eventually had their own mamluks. Seljuks recapture Baghdad. First turks to come over– very important!! Made Islam Turkish. Demise from being weak (Crusades +Mongols)

Question 8

Origin, important figures, what they did how, overall importance, demise

Ottomans

Answer 8

Originally a small Turkish group next the to the Byzantine Empire in Anatolia

Question 9

Origin, important figures, what they did how, overall importance, demise

Buyids

Answer 9

Shia Iranian dynasty. Come into Baghdad as part of Abbasid military (900s)

Question 10

Origin, important figures, what they did how, overall importance, demise

Ayyubids

Answer 10

Sunni Muslims in Egypt, founded by Saladin. Replaced Fatimads. Changed the teachings at the madrasas.

Question 11

Origin, important figures, what they did how, overall importance, demise

Mongols/Ilkanate

Question 12

Origin, important figures, what they did how, overall importance, demise

Mughals

Question 13

Aq Qoyunlu

Answer 13

White Sheep

Question 14

Kara Qoyonlu

Answer 14

Black Sheep

Question 15

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